Geoffroea decorticans (gillies ex Hook. & Arn.) Burkart

A shrub or small tree. It grows 6-8 m high. The trunk is 25-35 cm across. It can have several stems. The plant has thorns. The leaves are compound. There are leaflets in opposite pairs and one at the end. The leaflets are 1-4 cm long. The flowers are small and orange-yellow. They are papery and either single or in clusters in the axils of leaves. The fruit is a fleshy oval pod with a hard stone inside. The pod is 2-3 cm long. There is 1 seed. The pulp is sweet and fragrant.

It grows in temperate regions. In Bolivia it grows up to 600 m altitude. It is very tolerant of arid conditions. It can tolerate hot locations and grows best in full sun. It grows in areas with cold winter temperatures. It grows in Patagonia. In Argentina it grows between 100-2,600

The pulp of the fruit is used to flavour sweet wines. The fruit or pod can be eaten when very ripe. The leaves are cooked and eaten. The seeds produce a good quality oil.

Plants can be grown from seed. Suckers can be used. Root cuttings can be used.